- Immunomodulators within 45 days of study entry such as systemic corticosteroids, interferons, interleukins, thalidomide, sargramostim (granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor [GM-CSF]), dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB), thymosin alpha, thymopentin, inosiplex, polyribonucleoside, and ditiocarb sodium